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Region 16 agrees terms with superintendent Yamin will take post in September BY JORDAN OTERO REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

PROSPECT -- Region 16 School District's incoming superintendent has committed to a three-year contract with the school system.

The contract, which was signed Aug. 6, spans through June 30, 2017. Michael Yamin, 46, of Cheshire, will replace outgoing superintendent Tim James as of Sept. 2, the first day of school.

Yamin's base salary for 2014-15 is $168,000. He is currently paid $138,903 as director of special education and pupil personnel services at Waterbury Public Schools.

James's salary for this year was $163,000.

The contract offers Yamin the choice between two healthcare plans -- a PPO plan and a high-deductible/HSA plan. The contract says the Board of Education will pay 80 percent of the cost of the PPO plan and 82 percent of the cost of the high-deductible plan. The board will also pay for 50 percent of the applicable HSA deductible amount if Yamin chooses to enroll in that plan.

If Yamin opts for dental insurance, the board will pay 80 percent of those costs.

The salary and healthcare provisions of the contract will be negotiated again prior to the start of the next two fiscal years.

The board will also pay for a $400,000 life insurance policy and provide Yamin with a $2,000 annual transportation allowance, according to the agreement.

Yamin was offered the position on July 29 after the board interviewed and selected him from four finalists. He has spent most of his career in the Waterbury Public Schools system, beginning as a teacher and more recently as interim principal of Crosby High School.

James will remain at his post until Yamin begins in September. James will also spend time helping to train Yamin for the position.

James submitted his resignation in April, citing complications from an undisclosed medical condition.

"I think the community will enjoy hearing from him and talking with him about what he sees for Region 16 going forward," James said after Yamin's selection in July. "I think it's going to be a very good match, but he's also a highly qualified superintendent ."

Contact Jordan Otero at jotero@ep-am.com, on Facebook at RA The Valley and on Twitter @RA_JOtero.

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between the lines wrote on Aug 14, 2014 8:15 AM:

" Waterbury may as well close the education system down. We lost Yamin. Dont let the door hit you in a$$ on the way out Mike. Good riddance!

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